You really think Jones is going to lay on him. More like raining elbows that will lead to a TKO or open up a submission.

I know. I just think Jones is gonna take him down a lot, and that'll be disappointing. I know Jones doesn't just lay, it's just my worst fear that Jones takes him down relentlessly and it turns into a boring fight.

I know. I just think Jones is gonna take him down a lot, and that'll be disappointing. I know Jones doesn't just lay, it's just my worst fear that Jones takes him down relentlessly and it turns into a boring fight.

Jones is going to strike with him, he still has an 8 inch reach advantage and Jones strikes with everyone.

Published on Aug 1, 2013
Alexander Gustafsson discusses his staredown with Jon Jones during the Los Angeles stop of the UFC world tour, the upcoming tour stop in Sweden, how he might deal with Jon Jones' reach, why this is a "dream fight" for him, and much more.

I'm actually starting to think Gus has a good chance to win this. even in his loss to Davis he showed good tdd and its improved leaps and bounds since that fight. he has the striking to challenge Jones and the size to where Jones can't use his physical advantages like he can against other fighters. I'm still going with Jones but Gus has a better chance than anyone at 205 imo

Jones & Gustafsson were on the BBC News channel. I don't think I've ever seen any MMA fighters on tv on BBC.

(Warning, the reporter knows nothing about MMA)

still a great sign that MMA is growing, many areas of Main stream culture won't know of MMA still. but when they start acknowledging it and introducing to it's target audience, it's a great sign that the next step would be having a basic fundamental knowledge of the sport and go from there

I'm actually starting to think Gus has a good chance to win this. even in his loss to Davis he showed good tdd and its improved leaps and bounds since that fight. he has the striking to challenge Jones and the size to where Jones can't use his physical advantages like he can against other fighters. I'm still going with Jones but Gus has a better chance than anyone at 205 imo

even when I'm certain the champ will retain, I still try to make a case for a challenger, cause as the saying goes "there's a reason why they fight!". everyone has a chance in a fight. and even though it's easy to just say a fighter has no chance against the champ when they're at a style disadvantage, they still bring their strengths and present problems in the fight.
Gus has developed an in and out striking style that's very dangerous cause of his power and height. it's similar to how JDS can freeze up opponents. foot work and positioning along can help with a fighters TDD and Gus has that. Jones does not have that pressure style like Cain, he does like to test his stand up at times. it's more of how Gus reacts to when Jones decides to go for the TD, that's how the fight will be decided imo. if Gus can avoid damage, it's a fight, he can't it's a short night.

I wonder what's the over/under on how long Gustafsson lasts. I say he doesn't make it out of the 2nd.

I think if Jones wins and he looks to methodically break down Gus before going for the finish, it'll be somewhere in the third round. and if Jones looks to first feel out the stand up or even take some risks to prove a point, it'll lead into a tactical fight that lasts into the late rounds. and even if Jones looks to just get the TD, I think Gus has improved his ground game along with having the size and frame to allow himself to avoid taking too much damage at first from ground and pound. so even in the favored scenarios where Jones dominates, I think the fight will last past the second